Aramaic

Conjunction

כדי • ‎(transliteration needed)

1. when

Hebrew

Etymology 1

כְּ־ ‎(k', “as”) +‎ דַּי ‎(day, “sufficient”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keˈdej/ (Modern Hebrew)

Adverb

כְּדֵי • ‎(k'de)

1. in order: specifies a purpose

(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Usage notes

Followed by לְ־ ‎(l-, “to”), meaning "in order to", or שֶׁ־ ‎(she-, “that”), meaning "in order that".

Preposition

כְּדֵי • ‎(k'de)

1. sufficient or appropriate for, sufficiently or appropriately for

   אָכַל כְּדֵי צָרְכּוֹ‎ ― achál k'de tsorkó ― he ate so as to suffice for his need

   כְּדֵי שְׁתִיַת רְבִיעִית‎ ― k'de sh'tiyát r'viít ― sufficient [time] for the drinking of a quarter[-log]

   • Deuteronomy 25:2, with translation of Aryeh Kaplan:

     וְהִפִּילוֹ הַשֹּׁפֵט וְהִכָּהוּ לְפָנָיו כְּדֵי רִשְׁעָתוֹ בְּמִסְפָּר

     v'hipiló hashofét v'hikáhu l'fanav k'de rish'ató b'mispár

     the judge shall make him lean over, and have him flogged with a fixed number of lashes for his crime.

Derived terms

• עד כדי כך

Etymology 2

Adjective

כְּדַי • ‎(k'dái)

1. Alternative spelling of כְּדַאי